The Spinster Stakes (also known as the "Juddmonte Spinster" with

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sponsorship) is an American

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for fillies and

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s aged three or up run annually in early October at Keeneland Racecourse in

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. It is set at a distance of one and one-eighth miles and is a Grade I event with a current purse of $600,000. The Spinster, sponsored by Prince Khalid Abdullah's

beginning in 2005, is a major prep for the Breeders' Cup Distaff and one of the most important weight-for-age stakes races exclusively for fillies and mares. Now part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, the winner of the Spinster Stakes automatically qualifies for the Breeders' Cup Distaff. In time for the 2006 edition of the Spinster Stakes, Keeneland replaced its traditional dirt track with the synthetic surface, Polytrack synthetic dirt. In 2014, the Polytrack was replaced by a new dirt surface.

Records

;Speed record On new dirt surface: * 1:49.44 – Got Lucky (2015) On synthetic dirt: * 1:46.77 – Carriage Trail (2008) On old dirt surface: * 1:47.00 – Bayakoa (1990) * 1:47.00 – Banshee Breeze (1998) * 1:47.19 – Keeper Hill (1999) Most wins * 2 – Bornastar (1957, 1958) * 2 – Susan's Girl (1973, 1975) * 2 – Bayakoa (1989, 1990) * 2 – Take Charge Lady (2002, 2003) * 2 – Blue Prize (2018, 2019) * 2 – Idiomatic (2023, 2024) Most wins by an owner * 2 – J. Graham Brown (1957, 1958) * 2 – Fred W. Hooper (1973, 1975) * 2 – John A. Bell III (1983, 1988) * 2 – Frank E. Whitham (1989, 1990) * 2 – Allen E. Paulson (1992, 2004) * 2 – Sidney H. Craig (1993, 1996) * 2 – Ogden Mills Phipps (1994, 1995) * 2 – Select Stable (2002, 2003) * 2 –

(2023, 2024) Most wins by a

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* 5 – Laffit Pincay Jr. (1972, 1975, 1985, 1989, 1990) * 5 –

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(1983, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2004) Most wins by a trainer * 5 – Todd A. Pletcher (2007, 2012, 2015, 2020, 2022)

Winners

References

{{Reflist Graded stakes races in the United States Grade 1 stakes races in the United States Mile category horse races for fillies and mares Breeders' Cup Challenge series Keeneland horse races Recurring sporting events established in 1956 1956 establishments in Kentucky